| NOUN | artifact | ditch | a long narrow excavation in the earth |
|---|---|---|---|
| object | ditch | any small natural waterway | |
| VERB | possession | ditch | forsake |
| possession | ditch, chuck | throw away | |
| possession | ditch, dump | sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly | |
| motion | ditch | make an emergency landing on water | |
| contact | ditch | crash or crash-land | |
| contact | ditch, trench | cut a trench in, as for drainage |
| Sounds | dih'ch | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | backstitch ... witch: 27 rhymes with ihch... | |
| Meaning | A long narrow excavation in the earth. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | drainage ditch | A ditch for carrying off excess water or sewage |
| irrigation ditch | A ditch to supply dry land with water artificially | |
| sunk fence, ha-ha, haw-haw | A ditch with one side being a retaining wall | |
| trench | A ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth | |
| trench | Any long ditch cut in the ground | |
| Broader | excavation | A hole in the ground made by excavating |
| Spanish | cuneta, zanja | |
| Catalan | rasa | |
| Verbs | ditch | cut a trench in, as for drainage |
| Meaning | Any small natural waterway. | |
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| Broader | waterway | A navigable body of water |
| Verbs | ditch | cut a trench in, as for drainage |
| Meaning | forsake. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "ditch a lover" | |
| Broader | abandon, forsake, desolate, desert | Leave someone who needs or counts on you |
| Spanish | dejar plantado, plantar | |
| Catalan | deixar plantat, plantar | |
| Meaning | throw away. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | chuck | |
| Broader | abandon | forsake, leave behind |
| Usage of | slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular | A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
| Spanish | deshacerse, destruir, sacudirse, zafarse | |
| Catalan | desembarassar-se, desfer-se, espolsar-se | |
| Meaning | sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | dump | |
| Broader | get rid of, remove | dispose of |
| Meaning | make an emergency landing on water. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Category | air travel, aviation, air | travel via aircraft |
| Broader | crash land | make an emergency landing |
| Meaning | crash or crash-land. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | crash | Cause to crash |
| Spanish | chocar, zanjar | |
| Meaning | cut a trench in, as for drainage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "ditch the land to drain it" | |
| Synonym | trench | |
| Broader | excavate, dig, hollow | Remove the inner part or the core of |
| Spanish | abrir trincheras, abrir una zanja, abrir zanjas, zanjar | |
| Nouns | ditch | a long narrow excavation in the earth |
| ditch | any small natural waterway | |
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